Minnesota Session Laws - 1984, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1984 

                        CHAPTER 391-S.F.No. 1757 
           An act relating to water well contractors; licensing 
          and regulating use of vertical heat exchangers; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 156A.02, by 
          adding a subdivision; proposing new law coded in 
          Minnesota Statutes, chapter 156A. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 156A.02, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read:  
     Subd. 7.  For the purposes of sections 156A.02 to 156A.12 
"vertical heat exchanger" means any earth-coupled heating or 
cooling device consisting of a sealed piping system installed 
vertically in the ground for the purpose of transferring heat to 
or from the surrounding earth.  
     Sec. 2.  [156A.11] [VERTICAL HEAT EXCHANGER:  LICENSING AND 
REGULATION.] 
    Subdivision 1.  No contractor shall drill or construct any 
excavation used for the purpose of installing a vertical heat 
exchanger unless the contractor possesses a valid water well 
contractor's license.  
    Subd. 2.  Vertical heat exchangers must be constructed, 
maintained, and abandoned in accordance with the provisions of 
chapter 156A and the rules adopted under it.  
    Subd. 3.  No contractor shall install a vertical heat 
exchanger without first obtaining a permit from the commissioner 
of health.  Application for the permit must be made on forms 
provided by the commissioner and must be accompanied by a $50 
fee.  As a condition of the permit, the owner of the property on 
which the vertical heat exchanger is to be installed shall agree 
to allow inspection by the commissioner, or his agent, during 
regular working hours of department of health inspectors. 
    Approved April 17, 1984